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'RANCESCO SKERL, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, 0F DAYTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO, (INCORPORATED IN 1906.)

MULTIPLE CASH-REGISTER.

To all ywhom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCESCO SKERL, a citizen of Austria, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Multiple Cash-Registers, of which I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to accounting ma.- chines and more particularly to that type of machine employing a plurality of accumulators.

One of the main objects` oil this. invention is to provide a frame with a plurality of accumulators. which fraaie may be, moved to bring any of the accumulaiors into position to be operated by a set or' actuators, Which is common to all of the accumulators. Another object of this invention is to provide an improved form bi' recording mechanism for listing items cntered upon the machine and the total of said iler A further object of this invent-ion is to provide an improved form ot a Yreciprocatory dilierential mechanism whiffh is positively operated in both .lirecions.

vAnother object of this iuvcnlioa to pro vide an improved i'orm ot mechanism for preventing operation of thc grand accumulator by the differential mechanism.

With these and incidental` objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel foatures of construction and combinations of parts, the essential elcmcnts of which are forth vin appended claims. and a. prcferr-ed form ot embodiment ol' which is hereinafter described with reference to the drawings which accoi'npany and form part of the specilicatiou.

Figure 1 is a central transverse sectional View through the improved machine. Fig. 2 is an end ele\ation partlyY broken a ay showing the printing mechanism. Fig. 3 is an end elevation partly broken away looking in the opposite direction from that shown in Fig. 2 and showing the tra me carrying the plurality of accumulators. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the grand accumulator. also showing the mechanism for preventing engagement of the accumulator and the actuators therefor. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the alining devices for the indicator mechanism. Fig. 6 is: a transverse Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1911.

Patented May 16, 1916. Serial No. 645,279.

sectional View taken between the machine proper and the recording mechanism, this view showing the total key and connections controlled thereby. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the setting mechanism for the item listing type carriers. Fig. 8 is a partial front elevation of the recording mechanism. Fig. 9 is a detail View 'of the clutch and its operating mechanism for feeding thc record strip when a total is recorded. Fig. 10 is a. transverse sectional view of the machine taken along side of the department keys and showing the mechanism for differentially adjusting the movable frame carrying the accumulator. Fig. 11 is an enlarged view of part of the mechanism shown in Fig. l() for positioning the accumulator frame. Fig. 12 is a detail view of part of the operating mechanism. Fig. 13 is a detail view of the cams for operating the platens for taking an impression from the item and total type carriers. Fig. 14 is a detail view of the alin ing mechanism for the accumulator frame. Fig. 15 is a front elevation of the coi'inections between the intermediate gears of the grand accumulator and the total type carners.

This invention as shown includes a series of amount banks oi' keys and a bank of special or department keys, which keys control differential mechanism that determines the position of indicators for displayingcharacters indicative of the amount represented bv thc kcvs depressed and the department or clerk making the sale. This dillierential mechanisn'i is also connected with actuators for operating any one of a 'plurality of accumulators, which are carried by a movable trame. the accumulator with which the actuators engage being determined bv the spccial key depressed. The machixu` is also pro vided with a grand accumulator which is actuated b v the differential mechanism for thc purpose of accumulating the grand total of all but a few of the independent accumulaters. Theseindependent accumulatore; of amounts not added upon the grand accumulator are for the purpose of taking care of special transactions, such as charge and paid out". A recording mechanism is also provided. which is equipped with independent sets of type carriers for recording the items entered in the machine and also the total thereof, the total tvpe earriers heing connected to the elements of the grand ae,- eumulator. while the item t vpe arriers are connected. to the dill'erential meehanism heretofore mentioned. The machine normall)Y is so eonstrurted as to list the items upon the reeord strip and also to issue a` cheek. \Vhen it is desired to reeord the total. a total manipulative deviee is operated which controls mechanism tor disabling they item listing deviees and enabling the total rerording merhanism. .\s an inrident to the total reeordine' operation. additional teed derives t'or the rerord strip are brought into playY so that said .strip will he given an additional length ol' teed in order to briner the last recorded item ahove the total, this 'heine' neee-sar v on aeeount ot' the total type carriers heine loeated in front ot the item type earrtas. 'ith this general undei-standing ot the tunetions tothe performed h v this invention. the meehanism tor pert'orminf.r these various t'unrtions will now he described in detail.

The inaehine lshown as heine manuallj,v operated hut at the outset it is desired to state that anyY ot the power operatingiA deviees well known in the art to whirh the invention relates ma)v be applied.

Ketel-rimer to Fig. 2. it will he seen that the machine is provided with an operatiingr crank 1 whieh has secured thereto a pinion 2. This pinion. through suitahle intervening gearing 3, rotates shat'ts t. f3 and in the direetion ot' the arrows shown in said figure. The pinion 2 secured to the erank handle 1 also meshes with a gear T seein-ed to a Shaft 8, which gear. through suitahle, intervening `:rearing t). rotates rollers for feeding' a eheek strip to the item t vpe earriers. as hereinafter deserihed.

The shaft 4. as seen in Fie'. t". only a short shaft and is supported hv two ot the machine trames 10 loeated at the right hand side ot' the maehine. At its inner end-this Shaft has seeured thereto an arm ll whirh is Connected to one end ot a link lt?. the other end ot` said link hein; eonneeted to an arm )Il seeured [o a transverse shaft ll which is suitahlv supported h v the trame work ot the maehila). lntervenint: ,f tearingv 3 eonneeted to the operating handle 1 is so proportioned that for everv two rotations ot Said handle the shalt l revolves onee. and as this latter shat't is revolved the shaft 1lY (Figs. S and l2) will he given an oseillatorv movement h v the link 12 eonneetiugy the arms 11 and 13 whieh respet'tivel) are secured to the shatts-4 and 14.

Secured to the shaft l-tand spared thereonlin :ieeordanee with the loeation ot the amount hanks ot' keys are a pluralit,v ot segments 15 which mesh with serments 1G pivotallv mounted upon the maehine frames 10, of which there is one for eaeh bank ot kevs. From this description it will appear that the segments 1:3 and lo. whieh are the driving elements` ot the maehine. are given an invariahle movement at eaeh complete operation ot' the erank handle 1.

livotallv mounted upon the trames 10, at the same point as segments lt are mount ed. are driven memhers whieh are in the torni ot' segmental plates 1T. Cach ot' these driven menihers 17. there heingr one tor each hank ot amount kevs. has mounted thereon a rentrallv pivoted pawl 1S with a shoulder lil. whirh is arranged to eooperate with a eompanion shoulder 2() toi-med upon the driving segment 1V. as plainlyv shown in Fig. l ot' th(l drawings.. The shoulder 19 ot' the pawl 1N is norniall'v so forced as to engage with the shoulder 20 ot' the drivingr segment 1li h v a light roll springy 21 interposed hetween thel Yforward edge ot' the pawl la and an oltset 22 o t the driven Seg nient li. hut this pawl normally restrained hv on i arm ot' a hell erank 23 whieh engages vith the YForward edge of the depending arm ot the pawl 1S. This hell crank 23 is held in the position shown in Fig. 1 hv a pin 2t projeetin;r from an arm 25. whieh is held in the position shown in said ligure hv a (foil spring 2li. which is of sullieient strength to` overeome the tension ot' the spring: l. The arm 25. which is pivoted to one ot the trames 1() as at 2T. is eonneeted to the lower end ot a detent plate 2o. the upper end ot said plate heilig eonneeted to an arm 29 whieh is also pivoted to one ol' the trames 1U. rThis plate lq is provided with lugs il() which norm-all)v rest in eut out portions 31V of nianil'inlative devices 3;. whieh devices are in the form ot keys. These keys are eonstrueted so as to have a radial movement and are guided at their outer end ov plates .'l supported hv cross rods illV whirh in turn are supported h v the maehine trames 1t). At their inner ends the kevs pass through guide plates 235 and are held troni lateral displaeement h v a plate lili suitahlv sei-arial to the guider plate 35. 'these keys at their inner ends are redueed and springs l? surround said re lured portions and normally hold the kers in their outermost positions. the said kevs heinff limited in their outward movement h v shoulders le, formed thereon eomin;r into eontart with the underside otl the Lluide plate 313. lllaeh ota the keys lli is provided with a second eut ont portion ll whirh is not ot as great a depth as the tirst mentioned eut out portion fil. `When a key is depressed the inelined side ot' the eut out portion ll ot said kev will eontaet with the stud projertinit 'from the detent plate 2S and lower said plate. hv whieh means the hell erank 22B will he roeked in an antieloekwise direction (Fig. 1) through the pin 2l carried hy the arm This movement of the bell crank 23 will permit the pawl 18 to rock in a clockwise direction due to its spring 21, so that a shoulder 19 formed on said pawl will engage with the shoulder 2O of the driving segment 1G. Vhen the key is fully depressed the second cut out portion 39 formed therein will permit the detent 28 to return toward normal position, but, as previously stated, the depth of the second cut out portion 39 is not as great as that of the cut out portion 31, so it will be seen that the detent will not be fully returned to its normal position as if it were, the bell crank 23 could also be returned to normal position, by which movement it would rock the shoulder 19 of the. pawl 18 out of engagement with the shoulder' 20 of the driving segment, but this key being constructed as above described prevents any possibility of this occurring. This rocking movement of the pawl 18 upon the depressing of a key 32 will withdraw a forward projection 40 of said pawl out of one of the locking notches 41 formed ou the underside of the previously mentioned plate 36 so that the, pa wl 18 will now be lree to move with the driving segment 1G. Upon the movement of said segment through the means hereinbefore described, the pawl 1S and the driven member 17, upon which it is mounted, will be carried with said segment.

Each of the pawls 13 is provided with a' second forward projection 42 which is arranged to contact with the inner end of the depressed key during the movement of the pawl by the driving segment. As said projection 42 contacts with the depressed key the pawl 18 will be rocked in a counter clockwise direction against the tension of its spring 21 and thereby withdraw the shoulder 19 from engagement with the shoulder 20 of the driving segment. This counter clockwise movement of the pawl will carry the first mentioned projectiony 40 into one of the locking notches 41 and thereby prevent any overthrow movement oi the driven member 17 to which said pawl is connected, the said pawl being held in this position. Upon the further movement of the driving segment 10 a locking surface 43 formed upon said segment will engage with the under side of the shoulder 19 of the pawl 13 and thereby prevent withdrawal of the projection 40 out of the notch 41.

The driving segment 16 is provided with an elongated slot 44 through which a stud 45 extending from the driven member 17 projects. Upon the return movement of the driving member or segment 16 to its norma-l position near the end of the operation of the machine, the upper end of the slot 44 will 'contact with the stud and return the driven member or segment 17 with the pawi 18 to its normal position. As the upper end of the slot 44 contacts with the stud 45 previous to the return of the segment 17, the shoulder 20 of the driving segment will then be in position to permit the shoulder 19 of the paw] 18 to pass thereover and thereby allow the withdrawal of the projection 40 from the locking notch 41 with which it is in engagement. A stud 4G projecting from the frame 10 limits the return movement of the driven member or segment 17.

In order to prevent the operation of any of the keys of the amount banks after the operation of the machine is begun, a plate 300 is supportedadjacent to each bank o keys by links 301, which links are pivoted to the frames 10 upon the same studs which` hold the links supporting the detent plate 28. The lower one of each of the links 301 has a dej'iending portion with which a pin 302 contacts, this pin projecting from an arm 303 extending from a transverse rock sha ft04 (Figs. 1 and itlbeing understood that there is one of these arms 303 having a pin 302 for each bank of. amount keys. EX- tending rearwardly from the right hand end of the rock shaft 304 (Fig. (i) is an arm 305, which, at its rearward end, has projecting therefrom a` pin 30G that, normally rests in the cut away portion 307 of a disk 308 which is secured to the shaft 5. Upon the beginning of the rotation of the crank handle 1 the shaft 5 will be rotated also and through the cut away portion 307 of the disk 308 engaging with the pin 306, rock the shaft 304 in a clockwise direction, by which movement the vforwardly extending arms 303 carrying the pins 302 will be rocked in a similar' direction, so that the said pins, by engaging with the links 301, will elevate the plates 300 of the different-amount banks. Each of these plates 300 is provided with pins 309, which, when the platesV are elevated, will .pass beneath shoulders 310 formed on the amount keys 32 and thereby prevent the depressing of said keys. At the end of the operation of the machine the pin 30G of the arm 305 will pass into the notch 307 of the disk 308 and the plates 300 returned to normal position so that said keys will then be free to be operated.

mi((/t0rs.-'l`he indicator mechanismv about to be described is of the type wherein the indicators are moved directly from one position to another without returning to a normal starting point. v

Secured to the stud 45 of each of the driven members or segments 17 is one end of an arm 47, the free end of which is connected to a link-13, which link is secured to an arm 49 secured to one of a series of transverse shafts 50. Suitably secured to the arm 49 and extending upwardly therefrom is a small link 50 which is connected at its upper end to a segment 51 loosely mounted upon a` transverse shaft 52. This segment 51 is provided with teeth 53, which mesh with a pinion 5l secured to the side of an indicator which is mounted upon a transverse shaft 5G. Arnis siniilar to the arnis 49 project rearwardly from the ,shafts 50 and are Conneeted to stignieiitay siniilar to the. segnient 51. hy links 50, these segf-A nients heilig used for adjusting;V the indietrtors that are arranged to displa)Y a transacr tion at' the rear otl the inaehine. while the indieatorl 55 are arranged to indieate at the front of the inaehiiie. The shafts 50 also position the itein type earriers as liereinafter described.

Projectingr l'roni each one ot' the arnis li'. in horizontal alineiiieiit with the pivotal point of the driving and driven nie'nhers, is a roller 5T, which is arranged to he engaged hy a hook-shaped :irni 5b and thert'li)v iiiove the said arni li', and, through the eminentions previousl)v iiientioned. position the indicator to dinplay a eliai'aettir indicative of the extent ol" -nioveiiient imparted to the driven ineniher 17 These arinsi oiLa which therel is one. adjacent to faeh arni li, are iiiouiited fast upon a traiisvere shalt i9 (FigS. 17 S and l2)`r wliirh `lia'lt :it ih right hand end has projectingy upwardly therelii'oni an arni. titl, to whieh is eonneeted the lower end of a pitinan (3l, the upper end olf said pitiiian heilig provided with a rolltya" 62, which plays in a eaui groove 325 Yformed in a disk hl Seeured to the pre\ iouflj.' ile- Serihed shaft 4. The pitiiiau @3l is hook shaped at ite` upper end and straddler: the shaft 4 so as to he guided hv iaid aha lt durvingf the reeiproeation ot' Said initniar.. The shape of the eaiii zgroove t' ix 1 that after the driven nienihers` 1T have heen positioned. and previousl to their return :novenieiit. the shaft ai) will he roelted. lfiurinn thiy roehin; iY of the shalt fill the hoolv' aruir .3H will engage with the roliei -1 3i 'proieeting l'roin the 'Iii-ni,` li' and nime said arm4 with the 9tud l5 aetiun as the pivotsl l'er the urina.

rl`lie roller if prt/ leiding l'i'iiiii the arnm lT are iiioved to i: fondant pavilion at eaeli operation ot the nu: .ne hv ihe luiolvr arur im' and the iiidieaturf 3.3i through the linlt eonneetions previouflyv "m'riliwl` their liv leeeivz lilliereiit elte. il iuiiieiiniil digfeiulingl upon the ptwition ai' 'lli'.l -`tuil lo, li" the driien nini liY are i en the laine degree ot' iuoveuzeut u vieri-lie operattoim thereolA the ,umh Yla will lie mowed to the saine plare uith the tonuevtinn' point lie tween thtl arim li .luid hnlvP`v li ailing la pi\olal poiut I'or the #aid aina li. so that when the hoolv" arnn fnl, aie roelvwl, thvl loll er will par-1s into the erolehiv of urina` .3S without heilt;l aller-ted lf aid armsa thus enahlinig` a displa)l ol' -iuuiar amountsy sueeesivel'v without any uioveuseiit ol' the liiiniediatelv alter the iii-heaiiidieatora. tors have heen positioned. ahninnl pawlu (lli engage with notehes` (57 iiorined in the indi Gator actuating segu'ienta 5l and lock said Segmente: and indicators in their adjuSt-ed positions. These. alining pawls extend upwardly froni a transverse shaft 68 which is provided wit i a downwardly extending arin (l) (Fig. 5) that has projecting therefrom a roller TU, whieli plays iii a cani Slot 'il l'ornied in a dish T secured to the inain operating shaft S. The shape olf thev Cain groove T1 is suoli that the pawls (3G are withdrawn Vtroni the alining notehesl (5T during tho operation olf the hook arniS 5S, which ariiis. as previously deserihetl. are une-1l for adjunting' the indicators,` Tia.

Beneath the hanles ol' keys 52 there lorated the grand aeeuiiiulator upon whieh is atfeinnulated all iteiiil listed with the eX- eeptioii of r ,peeial traiisaetions suoli as "charge" and paid out. lVhen these Speriai trannactioi'is are ezilertd in the inaeliine the ffieeuniulator il; held out o'lC en- ;fagenient with the driven nit-inliei` during the operation ol the latter en that thtimouiit nia \7 he indieated and reeorded without lief ing' aeeuuiulatei'l. The grand aeeuuiulator eoiiiprise a pluralityy of uiovalile element@` Til in the l'oriu ol'V nuniei'; vtheell whirh wheels have Seeui'ed te the 'hereol pinioii y il. wliiv'h piiiiou in turn rnesh with fear wheeh: T5. The aeeuiiiulator wheel$ T3 are loofelv mounted upon a shaft it whit-li is `aupported h v side ai'n'i ot a traine i7, the hitler heina` photalljyy mounted upon the tipeiatinei` :halt l. The intei'iiietliate wheels "5 are eonnteted to the inner ends ol' nested (Fig. l lX whieh sleeves aurround a hatt i'l and extend toward the right hand aide o? the niaehine and have Secured at their outer end,Q piifionn bl) (Fig, which are eoniieetwl to total tvpe earrie s as hereiiia lier deserihed. 'Vlieee intermediate geftrs ifi and piiiiousl 'W with their eoiineeting stemt` Te tn-il #hatt if? are eariiit-:l hy the v#ide urina` ot' thi pivot i'raliie TT. lrojeet- `troni ontl oi" the .ue urn oi" the frame ree Vie. `l a ioller Hl zvhith normally reSs uli/u the lare oli' Vrh ei'uretl to the ,lati i?. el? are iii" teriawf anaeliiue the oli the with sirius ol.k the Juana TT. nhieh sprliie's torre the roller into eonlaei ith the uri'aee oll the dish ,Q l'pon the heLiiiiinif' ol the rotation ol the ertiuh haiulle the shalt will he rotated in the direetiou ol' the arrow l) and upon the tir t uioveiiient ol' i aid hall a Cani groom; Nl l'suuurl lil (he tliwl( will preeut itfieliA lo the roller nl. wlii will relieve ienuiu il the rprinegf "L the latter then i'orlv'uighe traine il in a elorlcwise tlireetioii alain: the shalt (l. li,v whirh nioven hielili the Voller l' piir'xlvs into lli@ ni ,LEOOTG oiI the .lisl; Si. s said dalt eontinnen` to rotate, the 'frame 'Il' will he further lifted so as to earrf,i the intermediategears i t li a il into mesh with teetli 85 formed upon the driven or differentially movable elements 17. Aft-er the intermediate gears are engaged with the teeth of the actuating segments 17, the said segments will then be moved as heretofore described and thereby actuate the elements 73 of the g'and accumulator. After the amount has been accumulated, the frame 77 will be rocked back into the position shown in Fig. l by the canigroove 8l `of the disk S2, the roller 81 passing out of the groove Sl and on to the surface of said disk.

Cam disks 86 are secured to the shaft f3 and operate levers S7, which carry at their forward ends transfer pawls 8S, these pawls being normally held ont of operative position by trip pawls S9, which are suitably mounted upon a shaft 90 supported by the side arms of the frame 77. Pins 91 project from the accumulator elements 73 and are arranged to trip the pawls 89 as the elements 73 make a complete rotation, so as to permit the transfer pawls 88 to engage with ratchet wheels 92 of higher denomination, after which said transfer pawls are actuated by the cam disks Sli. This style ot transfer is well. known and it is thought no further description need be given of same.

vAs previously stated, when special transactions, such as charge and paid out, are to be entered in the machine, mechanism is provided for preventing the operation of the grand accuniulator. As seen in Fig. 10, fifteen special or department keys are. located in the lefthand bank, which keys control the positioning,r of a. movable frame, which frame carries individual accumulators, one for each key. In the present instance the lowermcst keys have been designated Charge and Paid out7 and when either of these keys is operated the grand accumulator is held out of engagement with the differential elements or actuators 17.

Located on the right-hand side of the keys 93 of the special bank is a plate 9J: havingr inclined slots 95 (Fig. 4) with which key pins 96 of the two lowermost keys of the special key bank engage. 0n its rearward edge and near its lower end the plate 94 is provided with a notch 96 (Figs. 4 and 11), into which projects a pin 97 extending from an arm 98 secured to a rock shaft 99. This shaft 00 extends to the right across the machine and near its right-hand end has secured thcreto'a rearwari'lly extendingarm loo, which has a pin 101 projecting therefrom. This pin enters a notch 102 formed in a plate lllllooscly pivoted upon the shaft 5 adjacent to the disk 82. From thisit w'll be seen that when one of these two lowermost keys is depressed the plate 04 will be lowered, and, through the vintermediate connections heretofore described, the plate 10iwill be rocked in an anti-clockwise lirection (Fig. e), which movement will carry the plate 103 adjacent to the opening of the cam groove 34 in the disk 82. lVhen the disk is rotated with the plate 103 in thisv position, it will be seen that said plate 103 will prevent the passage of the roller 8l into the cam groove Si so that as the disk 82 continues its rotation the roller will bear upon the .surface of said disk without enter- .ing thegroove del thereby preventing.,r the engagement of the intermediate gears 75 with the actuators l?. llt is to be understood that the pli e Si may be provided with as many incl ietl slots as there are keys in the special bank. and to have such ofthe key pins no lengthen-eil as are desired to engage the inclined slots 95 of the plate 94, and thus the grand accumulator be prevented from operating in connection with the entry of any desired class orclasses of transactions.

previously mentioned, a. movable fraaie is provided. which has mounted thereon independent iu'cumulators for keepingr separate account of different classes of transactions. or the receipts of different clerks. or diti'erent departn'ients of a store. In the present instance the frame carrying the individual accun'iulators is rotatable and is controlled by a bank of special keys, of which there are fifteen shown. W'hen any one of the special keys is depressed a motor spring will he released. which will rotate the frame cariving the accumulators until the desired accunmlator represented hy the key depressed is brought into cooperative relation with a set of actuators common to all of said accnmulators. These actuators are connected to the differentially movable ele! ments previously described, and after theV desired accumulator is brought into position to he engaged by said actuators, the latter are moved into engagement therewith and then rotated to actuate the positioned accumulator au extent determined by the amount keys (.lepressed. y y

The driven or diilerentially movable elements 1T (Fig. l) mesh with segments 104, which are fastened to the. inner end of nested sleeves 105 that surround a shaft 100. These sleeves extend toward the left and at their outer ends are provided with segments 107 (Fig. 10) similar to the segments 1011` These segments 1.07 mesh with piuions llgsecured to the ends of short shafts 100. These shaft-S 10S) (Fig. 3) car-ry pinions 110 similar to the pinions 108, which pinions mesh with gears lll loosely mounted upon a-,shaft 100. The movement of the gears lll is conveyed to actuating gears 1123 through intermediate pinions lll. The gears lll and pinions 114 are supported upon rods lli and lilirespectively, which rods are mounted in the side arms: ol' a frame 117. This frame. 117 is arranged to be locked so as to carry the actuating gears 113 into mesh with the positioned accumulator, asv hereinafter more fully described. The purpose of the pinions 108 'and 110 and the shafts 109 is to bring the actuating gears in their proper denominational order, as lif the nested sleeves 105 were connected directly through the lsegments 107'to the actuating gears 113 without the intervention of the. pinions 10S and 110, it will be seen that the actuating gear of the units denomination would be on theextreme outer end, whereas it should be the inner one of the actuating gears.

As previously stated, the special keys 03 control the positioning of independent acciiinulators 11S which accumulators are. mounted in a rotary frame 119. This traine 11S) is mounted upon a rod 120v which is suitably supported by frames 10 of the machine. and is located at the left-hand side of said machine. (lne end of a stout coiled spring 121 is secured to the rod 120, while the other end otl said spring is secured to a cylindrical shell 122 connecting the side. plates ot the drum or trame 11i). Attached to the righthand plate ot' the drinn 119 is a gear 123 (Figs. 10 and 11) which meshes with teeth of a segmental rack plate. 124, which rack plate is secured to a segmental plate 125. which in turn is pivotzi'lly mounted as at 120 to one of the frames 10 of the machine. The plate 125 is provided with a forward extension 127 with which a latching pawl 12S-normally engages to prevent the moreinentotsaid plate 125 by the spring 121. 'lo the left ot the special keys 08 is a segmental plate 1251 which is provided.\\'ith inclined slots 1550 (Figs. 10 and 11) with which the pills 0G of the special keys 93 coact. This plate 120 is supported at its upper and lower ends by links 131. which are pivotally mounted upon one ot the lraines 10. 'hen any ot' the special keys 923 is depressed its key pin Slt) will enter one ot the inclined slots 130 and lower the plate 120. ly the lowering'of this plate 12S) the links lill (Fig. 11) will be rocked in'an anti-clock wise direction. The lower link 1211 is provided with a. notch 132 into which plays a pin 1323 projecting from the latch pawl 12S. From this it will be seen 'that when the lower link .lill is rocked in an ai'iti-clock wise direction by the depression of one of the keys, the pa wl 12S will be rocked out ot engagement with the projection 127 so as to tree the plate 125 carrying said projection. Tl'e moment this plate 125 is treed the spi ing 121-will start to rotate the drum l1!) carrying the individual aceumulators and will contimie. to rotate said drinn until the proicction 12T comes in contact with the inne; end of the depressed special key.

ln order to prevent rebound ol' the drunr 110 v-.hen the projection 127 contacts with one o1' the keys, the said projection carries a will be seen all danger of rebound is pre.

vented, as the pawl 13:31 engages with one of Vthe'teeth ot' the plate 135 when the projection 12T contacts with the depressed key.

The special keys are held in their depressed position by a detent plate 136 which supported by links 137 pivoted to the frame 10 at the same point as the previously described links 131. This plate 13G is provided with slots 1238 having locking notches 130. Aspring 110 connected to the detent plate 1251i anda plate 111 draws the detent plate in positiouto latch the depressed key. ll'hile the drinn or frame 110 is revolving in bringing the desired accinnulator into position to be engaged by the actuators, any suitable locking mechanism controlled by' lthe traine may be provided to prevent theoperation of any one ot' the rotary shafts connected to the operating handle 1. These interlocking devices between movable parts of the machine being well known in'the art, it is thought no further description or .illustration thercot is necessary. as they forni no part ot the present invention.

The sha tt o. which is revolved once durving each opeiation o1l 'the machine, is noi'- extending"member o1 a centrally pivoted pawl 144 normally rests in the notch 113. while the upper member otl said pawl is connected by a link 1715 to one ot the swinging arms lill which support the plate 12S). 'lhis plate. as previously described. is moved downwardly upon the operation of one ot the special vkeys and the supporting arms lill are rocked in an anti-clockwise direction, by which movement the locking arm .111. through the link 145. is rocked inv a clockwise direction thei'cby withdrawing the downwardly extending member ot the arm 114 out ot' the notch l-il so as to leave the sha t't 8 free to be rotated. A\djacent to this lockingr disk 112 is a gear 141 which drives a geiir 117 through intermediate gears 11S and 110. 'lhe gear 11T is secured to u shaft 150 which is supported in the trames 10, which also support the drinn 110.

A\t'ter the desired individual accumulator 11hl has been positioned relative to theactuators 1121. the trame 11T carrying said actuators lll. will be rocked upon the beginning ot the operation ot' the crank handle 3) which is provided with a cam groove 152. A roller 153 projecting from an arm 151 plays in this cam groove 152 and this arm 154 is secured to a rock shaft 155 suitably supported by the frames 10. Fast to and extending forwardly from this rock shaft 155 san arm 156, which, at its forward'end, is provided with a cam slot 157 into which extends a roller 158 projecting from one of the side arms of the frame 117 carrying the actuating gears`113. At the very beginning of the rotation of the shaft 150 the cam groove 152 will rock the arm in an anticlockwise direction, and, through shaft- 155, the arm 156 will be rocked in a similar direction. This movement of the arm 156 will, through the cam slot 157, rock the frame 117 so as to carry the actuating gears into engagement with pinions 159 of the positioned accumulator, these pinions 159 being secured to registering wheels or elements 160 of the accnmulators. After the actuating gears have been lnovedfin engagement with the pinions 159 of the individual accumulator, they receive the same degree of movement imparted to the driven or differentially movable elements 17, through the connections heretofore described.

To insure the proper meshing of the actuating gears 113 and the pinions 159, an alining dev-ice is provided which insures the proper positioning of the adjusted accumulator. This alining mechanism is shown in Fig. 14 and comprises a bell crank lever 161 pivoted upon a rod 162. The vertical arm of the bell crank 161 is provided with a {iaring notch 163, which notch, upon the very beginning of the operation of the crank handle, passes over one end of the shaft 161 supporting the accumulator elements or wheels 160 of the positioned individual accumulator and thereby corrects any misalinement due to wear, etc. This bell crank is operated by a pitman 165, one end of which is connected to the horizontal arm of the bell crank 161. while the other end is provided with a roller 166 that plays in a cam slot 167 formed in a disk 168 secured t0 the shaft 150. An arm similar to the vertical member of the bell crank 161 extends up from the other end of the shaft 162 and engages with the shaft 161 of the positioned accumulator. Thesetwo arms 161 are connected by a cross rod 169 (Fig. 3), which cross rod extends through elongated slots formed in the lower ends of transfer slides 170. These slides are forked at the upper ends andstraddle the shaft 150. Each of these slides 170 carries a transfer pawl 171 and a trip pawl 172 which are connected by a springr 17 3. 1n the position` shown in Fig. 3, which is the position -the transfer slides are vheld in when. the

machine is at rest, the transfer pawl and trip pawl of each slide are out of coper- Amulator elements 160.

ative relation with the elements 160 of thev individual accumulators so that said accumulators may be restored-or returned to zero without affecting the transfer pawls. As the alinin'g device is moved to aline the positioned accumulator, the lower ends of the transfer slides 170 will be rocked forwardly by the cross rod 169 which connects the arms 161 of the alining device so as to bring the trip pawls of the transfer slides into position to be engaged by the. one-tooth disks 171C which are connected to the accu 'hen any of the said accumulator elements completes a rotation, with the transfer slide in the position just mentioned, its companion one-tooth disk 171 will trip the trip pawl 17 2 s'o that its companion carrying pawl 171 will engage with one of the teeth of the ratchet wheel 175 of the next higher element of the accumulator, and as the slide 170 carrying the transfer pawl 171 is reciprocated, it will move the next higher element 16() one unit. This movement of the next higher element by the transfer pawl 171 will cause the ratchet wheel 175 with which the pawl 171 is in engagement to rock said pawl back to its normal position to be relatched by the trip pawl 172. rlhe slides 170, for which there is one for each element of Ythe accumulator above the lowest denomination, are Y actuated by cam disks 176 secured to the shaft 150. These. Aam disks are mounted spil-ally about the shaft 150 so as to operate the slides 170 successively. This type of transfer mechanism is well known in the art and it is thought no further description of same need be given.

The segmental plate 195 (Fig. 10) has connected thereto one end of an arm 177, the other end of said arm being connected by a link 178 to an arm similar to the arms 19 shown in Fig. 1, which arm is connected with one of the transverse shafts 5G. This shaft- 50 carries another arm 19, which, at its free end, is connected to the segment 51, for-operating the indicator 55 for displaying the special characters, by one of the l links 50",

The arm 177 has projecting from its center a roller 179, which roller is arranged to be engaged by one of the hook arms 58 fast to the rock shaft 59, after the segmental plate 125 has been adjusted by rotation' of the drum 119, and thereby to position the special indicator by the connections just described in a similar manner as thc amount indicators shown in Fig'. 1 are positioned,l which has been previously described in detail.

After the positioned accuniulator has been actuated b v the actuators 113 and also after the special indicator 55 has been positioned, the frame 11S) cari'ying thc individual accumulators 11S is returned to its normal poshown in Fig. 11.

sition by the following mechanism: The segmental plate 125 (Fig. 11) has pinned thereto a segmental rack plate 180, the teeth ot' which mesh with a similar rack plate 181 which is mounted upon one of the trames 1() by a stud 1&2. upon which stud is also mounted lthe intermediate gear 119. The rack plate 1S1 carries a spring pressed pawl 153 which riders upon the surface ot a restoringdisk 1&1, which is fastened to the intermediate gear 149. By reference to Fig'. 11 it will be seen that when the segmental plate 125'is moved counter Clockwise upon being released liv depression one of the special kelvs, the rack plate 1S() will turn the rack plate 181 in a clockwise direction. the pawl 183i carried by the plate 131 riding around the'surface o1 the restorii'ig-disk 191. As the operating handle 1 is turned, the shaft S will be rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. 11, and will, through the rear 116. rotate the gear 1li) and the restoring disk ll in the direction ot the arrow shown on said disk. This disk lS-l is'provided with a fut out portion 185 into which the pawl 182?- will sprintr at'ter the positioned accumulator has` heen actu4 ated hy the gears Vll. A shoulder '13G torined by the eut away portion 1S?) of the disk 15inA will engage .with the pawl 183 and return said pawl and plate 1%.'1, to wlich it is coi'ineeted. to its normal position as rlhis movement ot the plate 1&1t will. through segmental plate 1S() secured to the plate 125.- restore the latter plate also to its normal position.4\\'hich movement will he conveyed to thi accumulator t'rame 119 through the j rear 12?: and rack plate 12l. the latter heiney carried hy the segmental plate 12S). The accumulator trame will he turned slightly beyond its normal position to insure the engagement ot the latch pawl 12H with theprojection 12T oli the segmental plate 125. after which a piu 1ST projecting t'rom the tear llt; will contact with the tail ol' the pawl 1h15 and rock said pawl out olI engagement with the shoulder loll so that the projection 12T may return into contact with the hook ol the latch pawl 12H h v means ot the drum sprintr 12l and connections. This return movement olE the projection -127 into contact with the pawl 122sy will permit a slight movement ot the restoring' pawl lHl, whichmovemept permits the tail ot' said pawl to pass l'rom engagement with the pin 1ST and the head olt .said pawl to rest upon the surl'aee ot the restoring disk Inl as shown in lf`ij5. ll. .lust previous to the witlnlrawal ot' the pawl lts'l l'rom en;'a; "enient with the shoulder 'lfw't a pin IHS (lig. ltl). suitably l'astened tothe shal't H, will ent-alge with a downwardly exi tending: memher olA a centrally piroted arm 1H!) and rock said a'rm in a clockwise direc tion so that a pin lilo, projecting from the Ato releasey the upper end of Said arm, will contactwith the rear edge of the latching detent 136 for the special'key bank and move said detent depressed key. Simultaneously with the release of the special key the amount keys are released as follows; Secured to the shaft 8 (Figz'l') is a disk 191 havingr a tooth 192 which engages with a roller l193 projecting from an arm 194 secured to a transverse shaft 195 and rocks said arm and shaft in a counterclockwise direction. Projecting upwardly from the shaft 195 are a pluralityy ot arms 196, one for each amount bank ot' keys. At the upper end these arms have projecting therefrom pins 19T which contact with the rear edge otl the key detents 28 for the amount banks'of keys 32.

Devices have` heen described for preventing" the rebound otl the accumulator frame4 when the said trame is moved to bring any one. o1' the individual accumulator-s` into eooperative relation with the actuatingr gears. It isohvious that previous to the return of the accumulator frame to its normal position h v the mechanism just described, it is neces-v sarli'to'difsahle these devices which prevent the rebounding ot the accumulator trame when `said trame. is positioned. rl`his disabling means is as jfollows: A\djaeent to the ratchet plate 135 (Fig. 11)) with whichthel pawl 1231 cooperates as the segmental plate, 125 is moved in the positioning of the aceinnulator trame. isthe plate 141, which is supported by links 19S, which are pivotally mounted uponone ot" the trames 10. Connected tothe upper one of the links 10S is the forward end ot' a pitman llfl. the. rearward end ot' which is Vforked so as to straddle the shaft 3. This pitman has projectingi therefrom a roller 201)"'whieh coilmrates with a cam 201 secured to the sha'lt 1Q. 'l`he timing,r ot this cam 201 is such that immediately after the positioned :u'elunulator has heen actuated, and previous -to the return of the accumulator trame, to

its normal position, this cam will engage. with the roller 20() and move thc pi'tmaulflfl rear\\'ardly, which movement will rock the links 19H in a clockwise direction thereby moving the plate lll rearwardly. The pawl 1254 is o1" sullicient width so that when said plate lll is moved rearwardly it wi-ll contact with said pawl. and rock said pawl out oten- ,graeement with the imtched plate 135 so that the segmental plate 125 will then he t'ree to he returned to its normal position, as -pre iiously described. rl`his pawl ll is held out ot' engagement with the ratchet plate la'r until said plate has heen returned to its normal position, al'ter which the roller 20() proiet-tingy l'rom the pitman lil?) passes ollI ot' the. high portion ot cam-201 so as to perniil the disablingr plate. l-tl to he returned to its normal position h v the spring 14H, which, as previously described, connects the plate 111 with the detent plate 136 for the special key blank.

This invention also includes a recording mechanism for listing items upon a record strip as they are entered in the machine and also for issuing a check strip. This mechanism is also constructed so as to record the total whenever desired. In the specific construction shown there are employed two sets of type wheels, one for listing the items upon the record strip and printingr upon the check strip, while the other set of type carriers is employed for printing the total only. These total type carriers are located in front of the item type tarriers. and as the record strip is fed forwardly it is necessary to provide a special feed mechanism for giving the record strip an additional length of feed in order to bring the last recordtxl item above the total whenever the total is recorded. This special feed inechanism is actuated by the operating mechanism vhene\'er it is de- .sired to record the total. in some instances this extra feed of the record strip when a total is recorded might be used as a means for distinguishing a total from the items, and some of the claims covering this feed of the record strip are intended not to be limited to independent sets of type carriers lult to be broad enough to cover machines employing a Single set oit'type carriers from which both the item and the total are rel corded.

A novel form of impression mechanism has been devised whereby a single lever may be operated in opposite directions for the purpose of recording items and the total thereof.

As described in connection with the indicator setting mechanism (Fig. l), there are employed a plurality of transverse shafts 50 which are suitably connected to the driven differential members 17. These shafts extend toward the right of the machine and near their outer end (Fig. have arms 202 connected thereto, which arms are connected to segmental racks 2025 by links 204. These segmental racks 20?, mesh with pinions 205 which are ctmnected to the item type carriers 206y (Fig. 7) by nested sleeves 207. A special type carrier 208 is connected to one of the pinions` 205 by a suitable sleeve and owing to the fact that there are fifteen keys in the special bank, while there are. but nine in the amount banks, it is necessary to reduce the size of the pinion 205 and enlarge the radius of the segment 203 cooperating therewith, so as to bring the proper character into position to print in alinement with the amount type carriers 20G. From this description it will be seen that the type car riers 20G and 208 are connected to the indicatols 55 and move therewith, it being recalled that the indicators are moved directly from one position to another without returning to their normal starting point, consequently the type carriers will receive the same, degree of movement as the indicators. After the type carriers 206 and 208 have been properly adjusted, a platen 209 is carried into contact therewith to take an impression fror'n said type carriers upon a record strip 210. This platen 209 is mounted upon the rear end of a centrally pivoted lever 211 (Fig. 2), which lever carries at its forward end another platen 212 for taking an impression from the. total type carriers 213 as hereinafter described. The platen carrying lever 211 at approximately its center secured to a rock shaft 214, which shaft is suitably supported in the frame work of the machine. This shaft, near its left-hand end (Figs. (i and 13), has an upwardly extending arm 215, which, at its upper end, is provided with a roller 216 that extends into a cam groove 217 formed in a disk 218 Secured to the shaft 4. With the roller 216 playing in the groove 217, it will be seen by reference to Figs. 6 and 13 that the arm 215 is rocked near the end of the rotation of the disk 218, first in a clockwise direction and then back to its normal position. This rockiug of the arm, will, through the shaft 214, rock the lever 211 (Fig. 2) in a similar direction, by which movement the. platen 209 will be carried into contact with the type carriers 20G and 208 to take an impression upon the record strip 210.- This platen 209 is pivotally mounted upon the lever 211 and in order to guide the. platen in its vertical movement it 1s pro-vided with an elongated recess 21.) in which projects a pin 220 extending from the printer frame.

The record strip 21() is led from a supply roll 221 around guide pins 222 to a storage roll 228. This storage roll'223 is suitably mounted upon the printer fralne and has attached thereto a ratchet wheel 224. A feed pawl 225 engages with the teeth of the ratchet and moves said ratchet one space at each operation of the machine. This pawl is carried at the upper end of an arm 226, which arm is secured at its lower end to a stub shaft 227 suitably mounted in the printer frame. This shaft at its other end carries an upwardly extending arm 228, which, at the beginning of the operation of the machine, is engaged by a pin 229 projecting from one of the intervening gears 9 (Figs. 2 and 8) so that the shaft 227 carrying the arm 226 upon which'the feed pawl is mounted, is rocked in a counter clockwise direction, by which movement the feed paWl 225 will engage the ratchet 224 and feed said ratchet one step thereby feeding4 the record strip to the storage roll 223. The shaft 227 is returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig` 2, after the pin 229 passes out of engagement with the arm 228 by a suitable spring not shown. A retaining pawl 230 .engages the ratchet 224 and prevents retrograde movement of said ratchet and storage roll.

A cheek strip 231 is fed by a double set of rolls 232 and 233 tothe under side of the type carriers 206 and 208, it being understood that these type carriers are provided with duplicate sets of type for printing upon the record strip 210 and upon the check strip 231, the abovementioned feed rollers being rotated by the intervening gearing 9 as shown partially in full lines and partially by pitch lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings. A frame carrying a knife 234 is reciprocated by a suitable cam connected to the lower roll of the set 233 as is well known in the art, the knife being for the purpose of severing the Astrip 231 into checks. A disk 235 is connected to the lower one of the set of rollers 233 and with this disk a spring operated arm 236 cooperates. This arm is secured to a stub shaft 237, which shaft also carries a forwardly extending arm 238 on which at its forward end, is mounted a platen 239 for taking impressions from the type carriers 206 and 208 upon the check strip 231. The

`disk 235 is provided with a cut away portion 240 into whichthe arm 236 springs near the end of the rotation of the cam to permit :the platen 239 to take an impression from' the type carriers. At the end of rotation of. -Vthe disk 235 an inclined wall of the cut awav portion 240 will cam the arm 236 rearwardly so as to carry the platen away from the type carriers.

A ribbon 241 carried by spools 242 passes around the item and total type carriers, the said ribbon being suitably guided by rolls 243. No feeding device for the ribbon has been shown as any of the well known feeding devices may be employed, which devices as is well knownare constructed so that the direction of the feed of the ribbon is automatically reversed.

The total type carriers, as previously stated, are mounted in front of the item type Carriers and are positively connected to tie grand accumulator so that these type carriers will be positioned at all times to print the amount shown by the elements of the grand accumulator.

The intermediate gears 75 of the grand i accumulator, as shown in Figs. 1, 4. and 15 are connected to the inner ends of nested sleeves 78. which sleeves. at their outer ends, carry pinions 80 (Fig. 6), previouslyr de scribed. These pinions 80 mesh with pinions 2214. which are loosely mounted upon the operating shaft l), these latter pinions in turn meshing with pinions 245 (Fig. 8), which are connected to the inner ends of nested sleeves 246. These sleevesA 246 extend toward the right and at their ends have sccured thereto the total type carriers 213. By these connections it will be seen that the total type carriers 213 will be positioned so as to bring the type carrier to the printing point corresponding to the characters displayed by the accumulator elements 73 at their reading point.

As previously stated, the lever 211 (Fig. 2) carries a platen 212 for taking an impression from thetotal type carriers 213, but this platen is normally inoperative and in order to render it operative, the'following mechanism is provided: Adjacent to the right-hand bank of amount keys is located a total manipulative. device 247 (Fig. 6) which is arranged to be latched in a` depressed position similarly to the amount keys. Adjacent to this total manipulative device or key 247 is an arm 24S, which is secured' to a rock shaft 24!) suitably secured within`the machine frame. l pin 250 projecting from the total key 247, when said key is depressed contacts with the inclined upper edge of the arm 248 and rocks said arm and shaft 24%) in an anti-clockwise direction (Fig. (i). Secured to and projecting forwardly from the shaft 249 is an arm 251, which, at its forward end, is connected with the upper end of a link 232, the lower end of the latter being connected to an arm 253 which is secured to a rock shaft. 254 (Fig. Si). Secured to and projecting forward from the shaft 254 is an arm 255 (Fig. 13), which, it its forward end, has projecting therefrofn a pin ,250 that extends into a notchf25'j/ formed in a plate 258. From the above it will/be seen that as the 100 shaft 249 iS rocked in .fan anti-clockwise direction upon the depression of the total key 247 the shaft 254.,.through the connection above described. will be rocked also in an anti-clm'kwisc direction, which movement 105 will rock the plate 258 about the shaft 4 in a clockwise direction. This plate is provided with a blocking prong y250 and a cam slot 2410. lVhen the plate 258 is rocked as just described. the blockingV prong 250 will be 110 moved out of the path of the roller 216 of thc arm 215 so that said rollcr will then be free to movel into a second cam groove 261 formed in thc disk 21S. As the plate 25S continues its rocking movement the cam slot 115 260 will positively cam the roller 210 into `said cam groovrI 261. This movement of the arm 215 carrying the roller 21V will rock the shaft 214 slightly, but not enough to rock the lcvcr 211 to carlv thc total platen 212 into cf'intact u ith the total type carriers 213. The shape of the cani groove 201 is such that when the roller 216 plays therein, the shaft 214 upon which is the lever carrying the platens` 2051 and 212. will rocked in an opposite direction from that in which it is rocked when the roller 210 plays within the cam groove 217 of the disk 218. This rocking of the lever 211 will4 carry the total platen 212 against the type carriers to take all impression npon the reeord strip 21.0. The taking o't an impression from the total type earriers oeeuls near the very end of the operation of the nlaehlne,

iter the total key is released alld restored to its nornlal position. The parts controlled by the total key for the total taking impression operation are` retlnflled to their nornlal positions by spring 2(12 wlllell is eonneeted to the link 252 and one ol' the. fralnes 10 of the lllachine. As the lever 211 rocked to earry the platen 212 against ille total type earriers. the said platen yis gun'led b.v a slot and pin eonstruetion similarly to the previl'lusly described itelll platen. l

previously mentioned. ille reeold stl-lp 21o is arranged io be l'ed all additiollal exs teilt wllell the total is reeorded so as to bring the last reeorded itenl above ille total inlpression and tllis additional i'eed oi' the reeord strip oeeurs as an ineident to the rocording olt the total, and will now be de' seribed.

lipon the depressing oi' the total key 217, the shaft 253i (Fig. il) will be roeked eonnter eloekwise. as previously deseribed. (Tonneeted tothe arnl 253 wlliell is seeured to the sllai't 2.31 is a link 2W. the upper elld of wllieh is provided with all elongated slot 261. pin 2115 extends lronl an alnl 2(3(1 into the llpper end oiA the slot 2111 of the lillk 2G11. This arlll 21113 is .seeured to a roek sllalt 2137 and at its i'orward end is provide-d with a roller .t'lt. Seeured to the slnlt'iy 2*?7 is :l rearwardly extending arln 2131?` llllil'b. :it its extrellle rearward end is provided with a eanlnling projet-tion 2711. lt'ronl this it \vill be seell that wllen ille shal't 251 is roeked upoll ille depressing ol. the total key 2l7. ille shal'i, 2137 \\ill also be roi-kerl ill a sinlilar direeiion. rl`llis roekA ing ot the shaifiV 2t'l7 will earrv ille roller 217m` pl'oieeiing i'lonl the arlll 21111 into a eanl .floovr 71 oll a disk 272 .seeured to ille shalt l. lipon ille rotation oi' said disk 272 the ealll groove 271 will lul-tllelml'oek the arnl 21311 ill a eounter eloekwise direetioll. wllieh lllovenlent oi' ille :ll'nl will be eonwved through ille sllal'i 2117 to ille rearwardly extending arnl 21311, A\s this latter :lrnl is roeked ill a eounier eloekwise direeiion` its eanllning proieetion 270 will engage with a bevel extension 2721 (Fig. H) oi' a pillioll 271 and torre said pillioll to the right. 'l`llis pillioll 271 (Fig. 2) is eollstantlv ill nlesh witll a pillioll 2 lseeured to the sllai't H. the latter pinion being ot' eonsiderably greater widtll than iluIl pinion 271` so that when said pillioll 271 is sllilteil laterall \v itr still renlains ill engagenlent with the pinion '27.3. The pinion 271 has laterally projeeiing ratellet or elniell teeth 273 (Fig. Ul. wlliell. when salll pillioll is sllii'ted. as just deseribed` will engage with sinlilar teetll 277 pl'o i\\lftlll.f

ll'flnl the ratellet wheel 221. 'llile the eluteh teeth 27C and 277 are in engagement ille continuous rotation of the pinion 275 will be imparted to the storage roll 2221 through the` pinion 271. Previous to the taking ot' an illlpression from the type carriers the roller 2Mb', which plays ill the cam groove 271 (Fig. 9), will be restored to its normal position so tllat the oannning projection 271) of the arnl 2139 will be rocked ollt of engagement witll the bevel projection 273 of ille pinion 271, and as soon as this is done a eoil spring 278, interposed between the clutch parts 276 and 278, will separate these parts alld thus diseonneet the, pinion 274 froln the storage roll 223. While the teeth 276 and 277 are eonneetled the record strip 21() will be l'ed so as to bring the last record iteln above ille position ill which the total is reeorded llpoll the record strip.

llaving thus described the various parts that go to lnake np the eonlplete invention, a resunle of thtI general operation of the lllaehine will now be given so as to refresh the nlenlor)y as to the operation and funetions oiI the various parts.

The attendant depresses keys 212 representing ille anlount of sale and the speeial key U11 indicating the kind oi transaction or the departnlent in whieh the sale is n'lade. '1`lle depressing of ille special key 93 (Figs. 1t and l1) lowers the plate 12S), which Inovelllellt disengages the lateh pawl 128 from ille projet-tion 127 ot' a se-glllental plate 125. l`pon the withdrawal of the ,latch pawl 12S ille eoil spring 121 (Fig. 3) will rotate the drlllll 11.) ill an antiseloekwise direction and through ille gear 1221 (Figs. 1t) and 11). vl lliell is seellre to the drlllll 11i)` will rotate the segnlental plate 125 ill a similar direetion about its pivotal point 12t'l. The seglllerltal plaie 12? will be arrested by the pro ieetion 127 eonling illto eontaet with the inner end, oi' the depressed key. This segnlelltal plate being positively geared to the drunl 1111 will also arrest the latter with the individual aeeulllulator. llisy eol'responding to ille depressed speeial key ill position to be engaged by the aetllating gears 1121. The depressing oiI elleh mnount. ke \Y :12 (Fig. 1) will lower its eorresponding detent 2N and thereby roek the link 25 an'd bell erank 221 so as to pernlit the shoulderll ofthe pawl 1H to engage with the shollh'ler 2t) of the driving lnelllber 11i, it being understood that this engagenlent of the pawl 1S and the driving nlenlber 1t', takes plaee in eaell anloullt bank in whieh a key is depressed. rl`lle lowering oiY the plate 120 11) by ille depresslng oll a speelal key wlll.tllrollgll link 115. roek pawl 111 ill a eloekwise direetioll so as to withdraw ille lower elld of said pa wl ollt oi. the notell 1713 of the loeking disk 112 ,seeul'ed to the sllai't H alld thereby free the operating handle. it being understood nell any ol' the interloeking devices between 

